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Melaka United vs Negeri SembilanMalaysia Cup 2019

9/27/2021Malaysia CupMalaysia Cup · Group Stage - 1Stadium Hang Jebat

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Melaka United48%
×Draw24%
Negeri Sembilan28%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Melaka United
1.75
Negeri Sembilan
1.28

Melaka United creates 37% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 13 away

creates per match

Melaka United
1.50
Negeri Sembilan
1.31

allows per match

Melaka United
1.25
Negeri Sembilan
2.00

finishing

Melaka United+0.00on par
Negeri Sembilan+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Melaka United

Negeri Sembilan
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
032%
041%
1
108%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
316%
324%
332%
340%
4
402%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Melaka United or draw
72%
Melaka United or Negeri Sembilan
76%
Draw or Negeri Sembilan
52%

Winning margin

Melaka United wins by 2+
26%
Negeri Sembilan wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Melaka United 1+ goals
83%
Melaka United 2+ goals
52%
Melaka United 3+ goals
25%
Negeri Sembilan 1+ goals
72%
Negeri Sembilan 2+ goals
37%
Negeri Sembilan 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Melaka United (draw refunded)
63%
Negeri Sembilan (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
49%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Melaka United at homecreates 1.50, concedes 1.25 · 8 matches

Negeri Sembilan awaycreates 1.31, concedes 2.00 · 13 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Melaka United attack 1.50 + Negeri Sembilan defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 1.75

Negeri Sembilan attack 1.31 + Melaka United defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.28

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 48%?"

Melaka United scores more
48%
level
24%
Negeri Sembilan scores more
28%

Melaka United at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 48% does not mean "Melaka United will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Melaka United vs Negeri Sembilan

Melaka United beat Negeri Sembilan 2-0 in Malaysia Cup on September 27, 2021.

The match was played at Stadium Hang Jebat in Melaka.